Tricolored brushfinch

Tricolored brushfinch
	Tricolored brush finch in Colombia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Passerellidae
Genus:	Atlapetes
Species:	A. tricolor
Binomial name
	Atlapetes tricolor; (Taczanowski, 1875)
Synonyms
	Buarremon tricolor;

The tricolored brushfinch (Atlapetes tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in the Andes of central Peru and Ecuador.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Taxonomy

The subspecies A. t. crassus is sometimes considered a full species, the Choco brush finch (Atlapetes crassus).

References

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Atlapetes tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103774148A94712158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103774148A94712158.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Restall, Robin (2018). Birds Of Ecuador. Helm. ISBN 9781408105337.

[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Atlapetes tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103774148A94712158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103774148A94712158.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[2] Restall, Robin (2018). Birds Of Ecuador. Helm. ISBN 9781408105337.

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